Post-mortem Caesarean Section and its medicolegal importance

Dr. Chandan Bandyopadhyay; Susanta Sengupta; Prof. (Dr.) Biswajit Sukul

Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2017

Post-mortem Caesarean Section and its medicolegal importance

Dr. Chandan Bandyopadhyay, Susanta Sengupta, Prof. Dr. Biswajit Sukul

Abstract :

Post–mortem Caesarean Section is not a very uncommon assignment to an Obstetrician. It is required to be undertaken to save the foetus in advanced stage of development and still in–utero, while the mother has just died. Little is known regarding its medicolegal aspects. Guidelines or protocols are not found in the literature. The situation is made more confusing by the lack of circulars or directives from the government/law enforcing agencies. In this original article it has been attempted to discuss the factual matter of Post–mortem Caesarean Section along with the historical overview as well as to formulate a guideline for medicolegal purpose.